Big Project ME interviews ALEC, to learn how the contractor is embracing innovation and turning itself into a construction company for the modern era

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Hercu Viljoen and Imad Itani discussing their views on innovation and the importance of changing into a construction company of the modern era. A culture that promotes innovation fosters an environment where employees are constantly looking for ways to improve efficiencies and performance. Communication was one of the main things. When we operate on projects, we tend to operate in silos – each project is separate and on its own operating by itself. We wanted to find ways to collaborate more, communicate more. Innovation is about taking measurable risks and human nature is to avoid risk, but with innovation sometimes you have to test, and sometimes you have to fail. If we never act, then we are never going to survive